Latest Developments in Variation Research, Reliability, and Weibull Statistics

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

The Detroit Research Institute is an educational and training organization for serving the continuing development needs of industrial and business personnel. The Institute was organized in 1958 by Dr. Arvid W. Jacobson, Chairman of the Math Dept. and Director of first Computing Laboratory at the WSU.

The Institute in the past has offered short courses and seminars in various disciplines such as system engineering, mathematical models in biomedical field, computers, management, banking automation, reliability statistics, and as well as other activities calculated to promote industrial progress. These seminars have been offered with consistent success during the last 40 years, especially the Product Reliability Courses, participants have come from major industries across the country and abroad. A partial list of companies and government agencies who have participated in our educational programs is shown below:

Allied Signal; Bendix, Breeds Technologies; Borg-Warner; Boeing; Burroughs; Caterpillar, Chrysler; Cummins Engines; Dana Corp; Deere & Co.; Detroit Diesel; Eaton; EDS; Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.; Ford Motor Co.; GE; All divisions of General Motors Corp.; General Tire & Rubber Co.; Hill-Rom; Honda of America; J.I. Case Co.; Johnson & Johnson; Mack Trucks, Medtronics; Motorola; Nissan; Nordson; NSK; Orschein; Outboard Marine Corp.; RCA; Rockwell Int'l; Sunstrand Aviation; 3M Co; Tenneco Corp.; Timken Co.; Torrington Corp.; Travenol Labs.; United Aircraft Co.; VW of America; Zenith; US Dept. of Defense; US National Hwy. Traffic Safety Administration; and others.

It is a fact that our seminars in reliability and applied statistics have gained wide acceptance among major industries.  We want to encourage all organizations and industries concerned with reliability and compliance problems to take advantage of our services and study courses.